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How soon would you expect to be told there's a problem with DC's homework

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Passportto · 02/05/2018 21:43

DS2 is one of those average ability well behaved children who doesn't cause anyone any problems but does as little as he can get away with. Yr10 so I get he really should be taking responsibility himself etc etc.

Anyway at parents' eve one teacher told me he has only handed in 7/23 pieces of homework on time. This is obviously shocking and I will deal with it, but wouldn't you expect to have heard something after maybe two or three missed homeworks?

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GreenTulips · 02/05/2018 21:44

We hear nothing!!

Do they have an online behaviour chart? Could his form tutor help?

Ummmmgogo · 02/05/2018 21:46

steppemum · 02/05/2018 21:51

ds is year 10 and his school hand out behaviour points if a home work is not done or late.
Every behaviour point gets an email hoem with reason, so we would know straight away.

They said 7/23 on time, does that mean late or missed?

didn't you notice him not doing homework at home? it would be a bonus if the teacher had said something earlier but I think it's more usual for them to expect a year 10 to be in charge of their own workload.
sorry but this contradicts itself. if he is independant then the parent doesn't know what homework is being done, as the child does it/sorts it out themselves.

I haven't a clue what homework ds has, or when it has to be in. he is in charge of that.

Leeds2 · 02/05/2018 21:55

Did any of his other teachers mention a homework problem? Is the subject in question one he particularly dislikes/finds difficult?

And yes, I would've expected to have been told if DD had been as homework adverse!

BackforGood · 02/05/2018 22:00

dd went through a spell of missed homework in Yr 10. Nobody let us know. I was surprised and disappointed tbh.
Obviously at that age I'm not standing over her. She had previously been pretty conscientious, so I'm surprised, with all the tracking schools have to do these days, that the teacher(s) didn't think it was worth a phone call, text, or e-mail to check in with us. I'd have thought the change in behaviour ought to have bee something to be concerned about.

12PurpleSnails · 02/05/2018 22:02

I'm a teacher, where I work if they miss a homework they are given an after school DT and parents automatically get a text.

Ummmmgogo · 02/05/2018 22:26

? no it doesn't... teachers expect y10 to be in charge of own workload. I was asking if the op had noticed her son suddenly had h hours of free time he didn't used to have, whilst sympathizing that it would be more convenient for parents if teachers texted you when your child doesn't do homework.

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Passportto · 02/05/2018 22:29

He does do homework, but apparently only the maths/science subjects, not English or History.

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iloveredwine · 02/05/2018 22:30

mine gets a homework not done stamp. more than 2 a week then it's a detention

Walkingdeadfangirl · 02/05/2018 23:26

Don't you check at home that they are doing home works?

I would be on top of that long before school even got in touch.

BackforGood · 02/05/2018 23:41

No.
You realise we are talking about a Yr10 child (so a 15yr old), not a 10 r old, don't you ?

KingscoteStaff · 03/05/2018 05:28

I might not have clocked that certain homeworks weren’t being done, but I would have spotted (and been informed by the school) that he was being given repeated detentions.

RedSkyAtNight · 03/05/2018 07:41

I wouldn't have realised homework wasn't being done (as opposed to not set, or DS sitting in his room playing on his phone claiming to be doing "homework"). I don't police it to that extent - do people really do this in Y10!!?

However t his school they typically get a warning and change to hand in the next day for missing homework and then an after school detention if still not done, which we would be informed about.

CatWhisker · 03/05/2018 09:16

I would know about it as they would have been getting detentions which I'd have been informed about and would be on the parent portal. We are supposed to sign and check homework in their planner each week too

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Passportto · 04/05/2018 15:30

He's been having lunchtime detentions and I haven't been informed.

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LeeLooDallasMultiPass · 04/05/2018 16:36

We would know that day as they are marked in their planner for lack of homework. Parents are expected to sign the planner every week and this confirms that you are aware of the school work set and if they have or have not done homework.

No lunch time detentions, but 3 negatives and it would be detention after school.

Our school would come down on this hard. If persistent then a phone call home would definitely occur or a meeting in school with the parents.

TheSecondOfHerName · 05/05/2018 14:16

Y9 DS3 had three missed homeworks last term in the same subject. The third was something outside his control but the first two were due to laziness / disorganisation. He had to do an after-school detention, and asked me to sign a form to say I was aware of this.

TheSecondOfHerName · 05/05/2018 14:20

He's been having lunchtime detentions

Which doesn't seem to be working as a deterrent, if he is still not handing in homework.

Davespecifico · 05/05/2018 14:26

Does he write homework details in his planner, and are you required to check it weekly?
If not, I can see it would be difficult to monitor it. I think on balance it would help him for you to set aside time each week to enquire where he’s up to, and you need to ring his head of year and organise some school monitoring.

blackeyes72 · 05/05/2018 22:01

I agree the school could have emailed.. We get comments in planner ever week..

I wouldn't know whether my year 8 is doing all her homework or not otherwise as she does nearly all of it at school and the bits she does at home she does totally independently. I realise maybe this isn't the norm!?

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